 Soon after the move, John Day left Findon after a disagreement with Mr Padwick, and Porter's apprenticeship was terminated.He stayed at Findon under William Goater, who took over the trainer's licence.He became secretary and in many ways manager of the establishment on behalf of Mr Padwick, and one cannot help but wonder how, by the age of 17, he had achieved the knowledge and the confidence to take on such a complex role and handle it with the skill, talent, erudition and integrity that led to the great career that followed.